Quotes about Economic System

Capitalism is not an economic system, but a world-outlook, or rather, a part of a whole world-outlook. Votes: 2

There's something about Marxism that brings out warts; the only kind of growth this economic system encourages. Votes: 2

The main message we want to get out there is that climate change is caused by the rotten economic system. Votes: 2

Daily life is governed by an economic system in which the production and consumption of insults tends to balance out. Votes: 2

With impressive proof on all sides of magnificent progress, no one can rightly deny the fundamental correctness of our economic system. Votes: 2

We should change the current economic system dominated by big business groups to a one where small and medium-sized enterprises develop together. Votes: 2

We complain of the increased tempo of our lives, but our frenetic lives are just reflection of the economic system that we have created. Votes: 2

If capitalism is to remain a healthy, vibrant economic system, corporations must participate in taking care of the society and the environment in which they live. Votes: 2

In the latter half of the last century the impact of the expanding influence of Western culture and economic system brought about in China a severe conflict. Votes: 2

No economic system is perfect. But the American Free Enterprise system has empowered millions of people in the past. I know, because I saw it with my own eyes. Votes: 2

I'm tired of this discussion of capitalism and socialism; we live in the 21st century, we need an economic system that has democracy as its underpinnings and an ethical code. Votes: 2

Communism may be over as an economic system, but as a model of state domination, it is very much alive in the People's Republic of China and in Putin's police state. Votes: 2

Most people in this country believe that the American Communist Party and its dupes are the chief internal enemy of our economic system and our form of government. This is a serious mistake. Votes: 2

Today we have access to highly advanced technologies. But our social and economic system has not kept up with our technological capabilities that could easily create a world of abundance, free of servitude and debt. Votes: 2

I'm a capitalist by conviction and profession. I believe the best economic system is one that rewards entrepreneurship and risk-taking, maximizes customer choice, uses markets to allocate scarce resources and minimizes the regulatory burden on business. Votes: 2

Here the Frenchman, Spaniard, and Englishman all passed, leaving each his legend; and a brilliant and more or less feudal civilization with its aristocracy and slaves has departed with the economic system upon which it rested. Votes: 2

The ability of the 1 percent to buy politicians and regulators is nothing new in American politics - just as inequality has been a permanent part of our economic system. This is true of virtually all political and economic systems. Votes: 2

When you print money, the money does not flow evenly into the economic system. It stays essentially in the financial service industry and among people that have access to these funds, mostly well-to-do people. It does not go to the worker. Votes: 2

The whole infrastructure of air travel was, and is, part of government policy. It is not a natural development of a free economic system - at least not in the way that is claimed. The same is true of the roads, of course. Votes: 2

There can be no peace in the world so long as a large proportion of the population lack the necessities of life and believe that a change of the political and economic system will make them available. World peace must be based on world plenty. Votes: 2

I should like to suggest to you that the cause of all the economic troubles is that we have an economic system which tries to maintain an equality of value between two things, which it would be better to recognise from the beginning as of unequal value. Votes: 2

But what I believe is that if a person's individual rights or right to be a part of our economic system is violated under statute, we aggressively go after it. But we don't issue mandates to businesses that you've got to do this and you've got to do that. Votes: 2

It's a historical phenomenon that in 250 years, a nation could move from a colony into the most prosperous nation of the world and the leader of the world. It is indeed an achievement, a tribute to the talent of the American nation, the American people and an optimal political and economic system. Votes: 2

Here's what I don't think works: An economic system that was founded in the 16th century and another that was founded in the 19th century. I'm tired of this discussion of capitalism and socialism; we live in the 21st century; we need an economic system that has democracy as its underpinnings and an ethical code. Votes: 2

Occupy Wall Street is meant more as a way of life that spreads through contagion, creates as many questions as it answers, aims to force a reconsideration of the way the nation does business and offers hope to those of us who previously felt alone in our belief that the current economic system is broken. Votes: 2

Capitalism is an organized system to guarantee that greed becomes the primary force of our economic system and allows the few at the top to get very wealthy and has the rest of us riding around thinking we can be that way, too - if we just work hard enough, sell enough Tupperware and Amway products, we can get a pink Cadillac. Votes: 2

Capitalism is the only economic system compatible with free individuals Votes: 1

If people understood how the economic system works, there'd be a revolution in a minute. Votes: 0

What economic calculation requires is a monetary system whose functioning is not sabotaged by government interference. Votes: 0

America... an economic system prouder of the distribution of its products than of the products themselves. Votes: 0

To paraphrase Winston Churchill, capitalism is the worst economic system except for all the other forms. Votes: 0

An economic system which can only expand or expire must be false to all that is human. Votes: 0

Capitalism is not an economic system, but a world-outlook, or rather, a part of a whole world-outlook Votes: 0

Global poverty is an input on the supply side; the global economic system feeds on cheap labor. Votes: 0

The existing world economic order constitutes a system of plundering and exploitation like no other in history. Votes: 0

The whole global warming thing is created to destroy America's free enterprise system and our economic stability. Votes: 0

The whole (global warming) thing is created to destroy America's free enterprise system and our economic stability Votes: 0

A just wage for the worker is the ultimate test of whether any economic system is functioning justly. Votes: 0

Premise Eight: The needs of the natural world are more important than the needs of the economic system. Votes: 0

I view derivatives as time bombs, both for the parties that deal in them and the economic system. Votes: 0

Our system - of debt-fueled economic growth, of ineffective democracy, of overloading planet Earth - is eating itself alive. Votes: 0

Peace in Europe can only come through union in one economic system. The United States of Europe are overdue. Votes: 0

You cannot go to sleep with one form of economic system and wake up the next morning with another. Votes: 0

The State becomes society or humanity on the ethical side, a production and trade system on the economic side Votes: 0

The State becomes society or humanity on the ethical side, a production and trade system on the economic side. Votes: 0

Despite some struggles of our own, Americas business and economic system remains the envy of much of the world. Votes: 0

If our system continues without modification involving environmental and social concern, we will face an economic and social break down. Votes: 0

Economic systems come, and economic systems go. No economic system lasts forever. Capitalism is not likely to last forever, either. Votes: 0

The dynamo of our economic system is self-interest which may range from mere petty greed to admirable types of self-expression. Votes: 0

It is regrettable that people think about our monetary system, and of our economic structure, only in times of depression. Votes: 0

It has been a long fight to put the control of our economic system in the hands of the government. Votes: 0

Throughout human history, the American Idea has done more to help the poor than any other economic system ever designed. Votes: 0

I am convinced that God Himself is tampering with the economic system of the world to reduce us back to Him. Votes: 0

Total revolution of consciousness and our entire social, political and economic system is what interests me, but that's not on the ballot. Votes: 0

When Roosevelt came along, I approved of his program, generally. I figured an economic system should work for people, not vice versa. Votes: 0

The middle-of-the-road policy is not an economic system that can last. It is a method for the realization of socialism by installments. Votes: 0

The goal of the future is full unemployment, so we can play. That's why we have to destroy the present politico-economic system. Votes: 0

This is class war on an international scale, and power is in the hands of those who control the international economic system. Votes: 0

The lesson of history is that you do not get a sustained economic recovery as long as the financial system is in crisis. Votes: 0

No matter how much the government controls the economic system, any problem will be blamed on whatever small zone of freedom that remains. Votes: 0

The unforgivable sin of Hitler's Germany was to develop a new economic system by which the international bankers were deprived of their profits. Votes: 0

Socialism, when the last word is said, is merely a new economic and political system whereby more men can get food to eat. Votes: 0

A hugely complicated, centrally planned, social and economic system can only be kept on the rails for as long as people believe in it. Votes: 0

I studied what principles under-laid peace and prosperity and concluded the only way to achieve societal well-being was through a system of economic freedom. Votes: 0

The economic costs, the financial costs, the job losses, the income losses, the fiscal costs of bailing out financial system are becoming larger and larger. Votes: 0

The fact that industries wax and wane is a reality of any economic system that wants to remain dynamic and responsive to people's changing tastes. Votes: 0

By definition, design, and practice, capitalism is a system that concentrates economic power in the hands of the few to the exclusion of the many. Votes: 0

Like nature, our economic system remains, in the long run, stable and rational...We welcome the inevitable seasons of our economy! How foolish of us. Votes: 0

Class - or the economic status of individuals - is evident in all societies, some very well stratified by a rigid caste system determined by birth. Votes: 0

Marxists have more than once pointed out that the capitalist world economic system contains in itself the seeds of a general crisis and of warlike clashes. Votes: 0

What I have done is to show the importance for the working of the economic system of what may be termed the institutional structure of production. Votes: 0

In the latter half of the last century the impact of the expanding influence of Western culture and economic system brought about in China a severe conflict. Votes: 0

A clear lesson of history is that a 'sine qua non' for sustained economic recovery following a financial crisis is a thoroughgoing repair of the financial system. Votes: 0

Right now, there's the illusion of order and civilization, but there's a tremendous amount of economic tension in this country and the educational system is constantly eroding. Votes: 0

To talk about planning an economic system is to talk in old terms, and I find myself sometimes having to teach Westers about what the market really means. Votes: 0

The greatness of America has grown out of a political and social system and a method of control of economic forces distinctly its own - our American system. Votes: 0

Interventionism cannot be considered as an economic system destined to stay. It is a method for the transformation of capitalism into socialism by a series of successive steps. Votes: 0

Racism is an effect of slavery, not the other way around. Once slavery was abolished, not only did racism not disappear, neither did the economic system it upheld. Votes: 0

There is no real answer (to the U.S. economic crisis) but to remove brick by brick the capitalist system itself, rebuilding the entire society on socialist principles. Votes: 0

Does a population have informed consent when that population is not taught the inner workings of its monetary system, and then is drawn, all unknowing, into economic adventures? Votes: 0

Profits are the lifeblood of the economic system, the magic elixir upon which progress and all good things depend ultimately. But one man's lifeblood is another man's cancer. Votes: 0

I have dedicated my political career to bringing fairness to America's economic system and to our work force, regardless of what people look like or where they may worship. Votes: 0

A leader has to know how the system functions - not just the system of government but the whole social and economic system, including business, the unions, and the universities. Votes: 0

The European model is, first, a social and economic system founded on the role of the market, for no computer in the world can process information better than the market. Votes: 0

Capitalism designates an economic system significantly characterized by the predominance of " capital ." Capitalism and double entry bookkeeping are absolutely indissociable; their relationship to each other is that of form to content. Votes: 0

Any nations right to a form of government and economic system of its own choosing is inalienable. Any nations attempt to dictate to other nations their form of government is indefensible. Votes: 0

I think the market driven economic system is the most productive system, but to have that work in the world, you've got to also have social investments to go along with that. Votes: 0

So the need for another economic model is urgent, and if the climate justice movement can show that responding to climate change is the best chance for a more just economic system... Votes: 0

Our social and economic system cannot march toward better days unless it is inspired by things of the Spirit. It is here that the higher purposes of individualism must find their sustenance. Votes: 0

If the machinery for distribution in the present economic system of the world is incapable of properly distributing the productive wealth of nations, then that system is false and must be altered. Votes: 0

Iago is the dominant trance state of our planet. It influences our relationships, our sexuality, our parenting, and our attempts to relax. It permeates corporate business, international politics, and our economic system. Votes: 0

There is a certain beauty and refinement that is often found in our world and it is expensive. It shouldn't necessarily be so. It is just the way our economic system is. Votes: 0

I like computers. I like the Internet. It's a tool that can be used. But don't be misled into thinking that these technologies are anything other than aspects of a degenerate economic system. Votes: 0

There are a few people, but a diminishing number, who still believe that Marxism, as an economic system, off era a coherent alternative to capitalism, and socialism has, indeed, triumphed in one country. Votes: 0

Those who advocate more and more government regulation have been experimenting for 40 years, trying to create an economic system in which everyone can somehow be made more prosperous by the toil of someone else. Votes: 0

I think, overall, India is today on the move. The economic reforms that our salvation lies in - operating an open society, political system, an open economy, economic system - this has widespread support. Votes: 0

The profit motive, when it is the sole basis of an economic system, encourages a cutthroat competition and selfish ambition that inspires men to be more concerned about making a living than making a life. Votes: 0

Our economic system, run for profit and waste and based primarily on the extractive industries, is the cause of climate change. We have wasted the earth's treasure and we can no longer exploit it cheaply. Votes: 0

Is advertising moral? It is part and parcel of the American free enterprise system... I challenge anybody to show any economic system that has done as much for so many in so short a time. Votes: 0

The normal economic system works itself. Votes: -1

I had an economic system imposed on me. Votes: -1

This aged economic system is out of date! Votes: -1

Our outworn economic system dooms millions to frustration. Votes: -1

The current economic system is fundamentally flawed and inevitably destructive. Votes: -1

I believe war is the inevitable fruit of our economic system ... Votes: -1

We need to put in place an economic system of governance for the euro-zone. Votes: -1

The truth is we are all caught in a great economic system which is heartless. Votes: -1